TOKYO, Jan 18 2012 (IPS) – Japan plans to boost civilian nuclear exports even as it tries to appease its population angered at radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, crippled by an earthquake and tsunami on Mar.…
Hervé Verhoosel is representative in New York and Head of External Relations of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership. UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3 2015 (IPS) – An issue mostly associated with Africa and Asia, malaria may not initially come to…
Map of countries with projected austerity cuts in 2021-2022, in terms of GDP, based on IMF fiscal projections. Credit: I. Ortiz and M. Cummins, 2021 NEW YORK and NAIROBI, Apr 15 2021 (IPS) – Last week Ministers of Finance met…
HelpAge Zimbabwe director Priscilla Gavi is concerned about the elder abuse in Zimbabwe, especially as many are reliant on their families for support. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS HARARE, Sep 28 2022 (IPS) – At his house in Mabvuku, a high-density suburb…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 13 2023 (IPS) – With the US Fed raising interest rates, the world economy is slowing as debt distress spreads across the global South, increasing poverty worldwide to pre-pandemic levels, with the poorest countries faring worst.…